Signature · 15.4% SNAP (92nd pct in VT)
Bennington County, VT
Bennington County stands out on SNAP (15.4%, +3.3 pts vs U.S.) with 8.2% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 8.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bennington County, VT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 8.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 1.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bennington County lands in the lower national band (8.2%, #2,624 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,624
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in VT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 15.4% SNAP (92nd pct in VT) (+3.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Bennington County compares nationally
Bennington County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.2% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,629).
Bennington County's lower-band USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bennington County has 2 urban and 10 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Bennington County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Vermont, not a full county-board reprint
- Essex
Essex 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Orleans 10.1
Orleans 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Orange 9.8
Orange 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Franklin 9.2
Franklin 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Windham 9.2
Windham 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Bennington 8.2
Bennington 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Lamoille 0.9
Lamoille 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,125 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,060 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,034 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,269 |
| Median Household Income | $73,325 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,310 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bennington County
Bennington County has 48 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 28 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 28
- 7-eleven 32511j, bondville
- 7-eleven, inc. 32512h, readsboro
- arlington deli & liquor, arlington
- bashera's 99 cent and up, bennington
- bennington community market 0, bennington
- billmont's country store, stamford
- corner market, bennington
- cumberland farms 8035, bennington
- hazara food mart, bennington
- jiffy mart 447, east dorset
- jolley 545, bennington
- martins mini mart, bennington
- manchester variety store, manchester center
- mirabito manchester 139, manchester center
- north bennington variety, north bennington
- readsboro general store, readsboro
- stewarts shop #199, pownal
- stewarts shop 195, bennington
- speedymart, bennington
- spice n nice, bennington
- stewarts shop 193, arlington
- stewarts shop 197, manchester center
- tenneybrook bennington 150, bennington
- vermont chef corp, bennington
- village market enterprises inc, pownal
- winchesters store, pownal
- willys variety, bennington
- yott's market, bennington
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy 337, bennington
- dollar tree 2872, bennington
- dollar general 12564, pownal
- dollar general 14270, arlington
- dollar general 14357, bennington
- ocean state job lot 428, bennington
- walgreen 17631, bennington
- walgreens 18020, manchester center
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 73029, bennington
- price chopper 125, manchester center
- price chopper bennington 171, bennington
- shaw's supermarket 530, manchester center
Farmers' Market · 3
- arlington village farmers market, arlington
- dorset farmers market cooperative 260491400, dorset
- manchester farmers' market, manchester center
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- clear brook farm, shaftsbury
- wayside country store, arlington
Super Store · 2
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8301, bennington
- walmart supercenter 2289, bennington
Large Grocery Store · 1
- henrys market, bennington
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Vermont
One of 13 counties in Vermont, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bennington County vs Addison County → · All Vermont counties →
Counties near Bennington County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Bennington County (15.4%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Vermont.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VT (8.2% here).
- Johnson County, TN · 8.2% low-access
- Johnson County, TN · 8.2% low-access
- Indiana County, PA · 8.2% low-access
- Indiana County, PA · 8.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VT (15.4% here).
- Lehigh County, PA · 15.4% SNAP
- Lehigh County, PA · 15.4% SNAP
- Pontotoc County, OK · 15.4% SNAP
- Pontotoc County, OK · 15.4% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Bennington County inside a lower low-access state context
Bennington County sits inside Vermont (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Bennington County, VT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 50003. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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